Many have lamented Ford of Europe’s coming transformation. To understand the reasons why, you need to have known the firm at its amazing peak. So let’s revisit our 1968 look into its UK division. Ford of Britain had grown quickly after establishing its Trafford plant in 1911, opening its Dagenham complex 20 years later. In… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 1968
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Autocar magazine 26 April: on sale now
This week in Autocar, it’s our awards special where we name the cars and people representing the industry’s best talent. We also uncover Jaguar’s new electric GT and drive the Lotus Eletre for the first time. News Jaguar is chasing “culturally driven” buyers with a 600bhp electric-powered GT that promises to usher in the brand’s… Continue reading Autocar magazine 26 April: on sale now
Land Rover Defender 130 goes after G63 with 493bhp V8 option
The new, range-topping Land Rover Defender 130 is going after the Mercedes-AMG G63 with the addition of a snarling supercharged V8 option. Available to order now, the new Defender 130 V8 uses the same 5.0-litre supercharged unit as the most potent variants of the Land Rover Defender 90 and 110 – albeit detuned slightly to… Continue reading Land Rover Defender 130 goes after G63 with 493bhp V8 option
Autocar’s Five Star Car: the Ferrari 296 GTB
Five-star road test verdicts are not normally awarded to cars merely outstanding in their class, though the Ferrari 296 GTB is absolutely that. To earn full marks, said car usually needs to move the game on in some meaningful way, or redefine the class parameters. Quite evidently, this is another box the new ‘entry-level’ mid-engine… Continue reading Autocar’s Five Star Car: the Ferrari 296 GTB
Autocar’s Five-Star Car: Porsche Cayman GT4 RS
The 718 Cayman GT4 RS is one of the most thrilling and special Porsche GTs yet. So read the first line of our five-star road test verdict of the GT4 RS and given that Porsche’s GT model history has not been short of thrilling or special cars, that’s no small compliment. Much of the special… Continue reading Autocar’s Five-Star Car: Porsche Cayman GT4 RS
GM to stop production of Chevrolet Bolt EVs by year-end to focus on electric pickups
General Motors will end production of its popular Chevrolet Bolt and Bolt EUV electric vehicles by the end of the year. CEO Mary Barra told Wall Street analysts Tuesday that the automaker will stop production of the vehicles at Orion Assembly plant in Orion Township and starting next year will dedicate production there to the… Continue reading GM to stop production of Chevrolet Bolt EVs by year-end to focus on electric pickups
GM reports Q1 pretax profit decline of 6%, but raises yearly guidance
General Motors on Tuesday reported a pretax profit decline of 6% to $3.8 billion in the first quarter. But the automaker touted its gains in U.S. electric vehicle sales, sales of new vehicles internationally — excluding China where GM continues to lose sales — and strong pricing as positive future indicators that prompted it to… Continue reading GM reports Q1 pretax profit decline of 6%, but raises yearly guidance
US announces labor resolution with Auburn Hills auto supplier in Mexico
The Biden administration on Monday announced a resolution has been reached with the government of Mexico in a labor rights and collective bargaining complaint involving a plant operated by an Auburn Hills auto supplier. The administration had asked the Mexican government on March 6 to review whether workers at the plant, operated by Unique Fabricating,… Continue reading US announces labor resolution with Auburn Hills auto supplier in Mexico
Auction bidder paid $45,000 to drive racetrack with Ford CEO Jim Farley
Sometimes a drive is just a drive. But not always. When 850 people from metro Detroit and different parts of Michigan gathered recently at Ford Field for an event to benefit Pope Francis Center in downtown Detroit, a bidding war ensued as men and women waved their auction paddles. The auctioneer went higher and higher… Continue reading Auction bidder paid $45,000 to drive racetrack with Ford CEO Jim Farley
GM adds new partner to build its 4th battery cell plant in US
In its drive to offer all-electric vehicles by 2035, General Motors has an added partner in the battery business and will build a fourth plant to make battery cells in the United States. On Tuesday, GM said it will partner with South Korean-based Samsung SDI to invest more than $3 billion to build a new… Continue reading GM adds new partner to build its 4th battery cell plant in US